two new restaurants

Niu: It's the new sushi restaurant in Streeterville. After a brief struggle, we found street parking. I had the spicy tuna roll and one of the specialty rolls called Aloha. I felt the rolls were slightly bigger than average and tasty. The spicy tuna was the perfect spiciness, still allowing the freshness of the tuna to come through. The prices were average as well. So overall, a nice new addition to the area.

Coal Fire: I've been wanting to try this new pizza place for a while now. It's the anti-Chicago-style pizza. Thin crust. Charred with fire over coals. I had the proscuitto, which barely had any mozzarella (or any type of cheese). It was light, crispy, and very good. It could have used more proscuitto (they were a little stingy) and some more cheese to offset the saltiness. But overall, a refreshing change from the heavy deep dish pizza I'm used to around here!